You might think that the recent veto by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn regarding expanding brick-and-mortar gambling in his state would mean bad things for the future of Internet gambling in the Prairie State. But state Senator Terry Link did not let that decision dissuade him from proposing a bill that would call for statewide legalization of online gambling in Illinois. The bill is titled the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but it extends well past the Windy City.
Month: March 2013
US Feds to Propose Online Gambling Legislation This Spring
In late 2011 the United States Department of Justice decided to flip flop an age-old position regarding online gambling. They moved from illegalizing all forms of online gambling in the US to allowing each state to decide its own destiny. That has since resulted in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware passing legislation legalizing online gambling in some form in those three states. And California, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Iowa and other states are all currently mulling over the possibility of legalizing online gambling as well.
Texas Online Poker Package Proposed
Legalized Internet gambling has come to the United States once again. Online gambling has been legalized in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware in some capacity. Right now New Jersey has the largest potential player pool of those three states due to their 9 million residents. Nevada currently has a population of 3 million, with Delaware hovering around 1 million residents. But if the Lone Star State has its way, it will nearly double that combined possible player pool with their more than 26 million residents if the recent legislation proposing legalized online poker in that state is passed.
California Re-Buys Into Online Poker With New Gambling Bill
Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey have passed online gambling packages making it legal for United States companies to operate internet gambling portals. You must be located inside those states’ boundaries as a resident or traveler to play, and those three states have positioned themselves as leaders in a multi-billion dollar online gambling business in the United States which is in its infancy. Obviously, states with larger populations stand a better chance to profit financially, and that’s what makes the recent Internet gambling bill introduced in California so important.
California Submits New Online Poker Bill Proposal
Only a couple of days after next-door neighbor Nevada passed historic legislation okaying interstate gambling, California State Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) quickly submitted a new online gambling proposal. The online gambling bill would okay Internet poker in The Golden State, and is not the first time which Correa has proposed some type of online gambling for California’s residents and visitors. This new bill was filed one day after Nevada legalized interstate poker pacts with other US states, and is listed as SB678. While not yet allowing for interstate agreements, the proposal would allow online poker websites to be operated within California’s borders.